Tingstad & Rumbel News

The touring team of Grammy Award-winning musical duo Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel spend a lot of time on the road, but during the holidays, they put a brake on their travel and keep their acoustic style closer to their Seattle-area home.

It all started on Whidbey Island 25 years ago to benefit a local music program. Now, with a Grammy award-winning music career, the instrumental dynamic duo of Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel celebrate their silver anniversary in music among the community where it all began at the "Twelfth Night" concert at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts.

"We just kind of did this album with no thoughts of any kind of long-term collaboration," said guitarist Eric Tingstad of "The Gift," the now classic Christmas album he made with partner, Nancy Rumbel, in 1985.

Grammy Award-winning duo Tingstad and Rumbel will perform a holiday concert this month at Meditation Mount in Ojai.

Herald staff Though they spend lots of time touring, the Grammy Award-winning musical duo of Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel make a point of bringing their acoustic style home for the holidays.